It’s 19 cents cheaper than a yr in the past.
Gasoline costs in Florida jumped 9 cents midway by way of final week, reaching a state common of $2.94 per gallon on Wednesday, earlier than falling 6 cents Sunday.
On Monday, the common fell one other 2 cents to $2.86 per gallon — the identical value level as on Feb. 8, in accordance with AAA — The Auto Membership Group.
The Monday morning common can also be 2 cents greater than a month in the past, however 19 cents cheaper than this time final yr.
“Worth biking remains to be driving these ups and down on the pump,” AAA spokesperson Mark Jenkins mentioned in a press release.
“Costs drop, spike, then drift decrease once more, however total, they continue to be beneath year-ago ranges.”
The most affordable metropolitan marketplace for Sunshine State motorists is the Crestview-Fort Walton Seashore space, the place the common value for a daily gallon of gasoline is $2.64, adopted by Panama Metropolis ($2.67) and Pensacola ($2.74).
The most costly gasoline, in the meantime, is within the West Palm Seashore-Boca Raton space ($3.03), adopted by Naples ($2.96) and Gainesville ($2.92).
The nationwide common value is $2.93 per gallon, with the best value being in California ($4.59) and the most cost effective state to refuel being Iowa ($2.30).
